Gonzales, Tse-Pe – Black Polished Jar with Avanyu and Turquoise Eye (1980s)
$ 600.00
Tse-Pe Gonzales was a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. This jar is from the 9180s. The jar is coil-built and and fully polished. There is an etched avanyu encircling the piece. The background area is slipped with pink-colored micaceous clay. There is a single inset turquoise hei-shi bead for the eye of the avanyu. The jar is signed on the bottom with Tse-Pe’s hallmark, “TP”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Tse-Pe Gonzales was a son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. This jar is from 1997. The jar is coil-built and has a carved avanyu. It is not often that we see Tse-Pe’s pottery with carved designs as opposed to etched ones. The jar is deeply carved and fully polished. The avanyu spiral around the entire surface of the jar. The background area is slipped with a pink-colored micaceous clay. There is a single inset turquoise hei-shi bead for the eye of the avanyu. The jar is signed on the bottom with Tse-Pe’s hallmark, “TP”. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Gonzales, Tse-Pe (1940 - 2000)
Tse-Pe Gonzales
Tse-Pe Gonzales was the son of noted potter Rose Gonzales. Rose taught both Tse-Pe and his wife, Dora, to make pottery. They worked together until around 1980 and then they divorced and began to each work separately. Tse-Pe's work is signed with his "TP" hallmark. They were also innovators for their time, and were featured in 1976 in the pivotal book, "7 Families in Pueblo Pottery".
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